Vocabulary

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zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") HSK 3
qiè everything; every; all HSK 3
zǒng general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc HSK 3
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
wàng to hope; a hope; a wish HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
shí o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
jiànguò seen HSK 2
cóng jīn hòu from now on; henceforward ∼HSK 2
shū yuàn academy of classical learning (Tang Dynasty - Qing Dynasty) ∼HSK 2
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant ∼HSK 2
Yán face, facial appearance ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
céng lóu multistoried building; tower; pagoda ∼HSK 2
guó country; nation ∼HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those ∼HSK 2
qiān nián millennium ∼HSK 2
de hěn (after an adjective) very ∼HSK 2
xiàng unlike; in contrast to ∼HSK 2
Guàn see, observe, view; appearance ∼HSK 2
shén me shí hou when?; at what time? ∼HSK 2
jiàn bu not fit to be seen by; should not be exposed to; can't bear to see ∼HSK 2
fàng zài yǎn to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
gēng to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism) ∼HSK 2
Huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese ∼HSK 2
receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
qiān a thousand miles; a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers); a long distance ∼HSK 2
zhǐ 一: one; a, an; alone · 只: only, just, simply ∼HSK 2
zhèng míng to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature; rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy) ∼HSK 2
chéng submit, show; appear; petition ∼HSK 2
shā rén homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) ∼HSK 2
àn table, bench; legal case ∼HSK 2
néng impossible; cannot; not able ∼HSK 2
shēng a way to make a living; a way to survive; a way out of a predicament ∼HSK 2
zhèng dào the correct path; the right way (Buddhism) ∼HSK 2
chū to vent one's anger; to breathe out; to exhale ∼HSK 2
hóng crimson ∼HSK 2
shù art, skill, special feat; method, technique ∼HSK 2